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Publisher: Brookings Institution Iraq Index: Tracking Reconstruction and Security in Post-Saddam Iraq 
 This statistical compilation of security, economic, and quality-of-life indicators and polling results is "designed to quantify the rebuilding efforts and offer an objective set of criteria for benchmarking performance." "Based primarily on U.S. government information," this regularly updated report includes data on coalition forces, casualties, insurgent attacks, Iraqi security forces, utilities, oil production, crime, unemployment, and more. From the Brookings Institution. http://www.brookings.edu/saban/iraq-index.aspx Topics: Housing, Oil & Gas, Statistics, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 4, 2007 Our Tottering Confirmation Process
Article from 2002 about the development and recent functioning of the process by which U.S. presidents appoint individuals to service in the federal government. Includes basic information about the Senate confirmation process, paperwork and background checks, secret holds, and the "de facto subcabinet composed of non-Senate-confirmed appointees." From the Brookings Institution. http://www.brookings.edu/articles/2002/spring_governance_light.aspx Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Oct 25, 2007 Living Together: A New Look at Racial and Ethnic Integration in Metropolitan Neighborhoods
In this 2004 report, the authors analyzed the changing racial and ethnic populations in America's 10 largest metropolitan areas, comparing data from the 1990 and 2000 censuses. They concluded that "the emergence of more mixed-race communities, especially those with growing Hispanic and Asian populations, calls out for examining how policy might foster racial and ethnic integration, and encourage positive social outcomes in an increasingly diverse society." Includes tables and charts. From the Brookings Institution. http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2004/04demographics_fasenfest.aspx Topics: Social Science, Statistics Last updated Sep 2, 2008 Work and Marriage: The Way to End Poverty and Welfare
September 2003 policy brief from the Brookings Institution that contrasts "making cash and related forms of public assistance more generous with strategies that encourage work and marriage." Includes links to related commentary and briefs from the institution. http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2003/09childrenfamilies_haskins.aspx Topics: Poverty Last updated Dec 2, 2007 Government's Greatest Achievements: From Civil Rights to Homeland Security
This site is a companion to a book of the same name that is "designed to understand what the federal government has most actively endeavored to do since World War II, identify the top achievements among its goals, and use its agenda from the past to weigh its most pressing priorities for the future." Features a timeline, video clips, and summaries of subjects such as racial discrimination, pollution, and poverty. From the Brookings Institution. http://www.brookings.edu/gs/cps/ga/achievements.htm Topics: Politics by Place, Terrorism Last updated May 26, 2004 The Brookings Institution
Oldest think tank in the U.S., founded in 1916, "devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions" covering economics, governmental studies, foreign policy, and the social sciences generally. The website features news, events, and transcripts relating to research topics, as well as full-text reports, articles, testimony, opinion pieces, and speeches and interviews. http://www.brookings.edu/ Topics: Education Last updated Oct 28, 2007 Turning Around Downtown: Twelve Steps to Revitalization
"The appeal of traditional downtowns — and the defining characteristic that sets those that are successful apart from their suburban competitors — is largely based on what can be summarized as walkable urbanity." This March 2005 report provides step-by-step instructions for creating this sort of downtown, with suggestions for creating public-private partnerships, urban entertainment districts, rental housing markets, and related strategies. Includes related resources. From the Brookings Institution. http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2005/03downtownredevelopment_leinberger.aspx Topics: Government, Government, Social Science Last updated Dec 1, 2007 Tax Policy Center
This site features estimates, "tax facts," news, and analysis about potential changes in the federal tax system, such as the 2005 concepts of repealing the deduction for state and local taxes, and replacing the income tax with a tax on consumption. The center is a joint venture of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution. http://www.taxpolicycenter.org Topics: Tax Filing Season Last updated Apr 4, 2008 Shrinking the Carbon Footprint of Metropolitan America
This May 2008 report "quantifies transportation and residential carbon emissions for the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas, finding that metro area residents have smaller carbon footprints than the average American, although metro footprints vary widely." Includes profiles of the 100 metropolitan areas, a policy brief, and the full report, which also discusses the role of federal policy. Part of the Blueprint for American Prosperity initiative from the Brookings Institution. http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2008/05_carbon_footprint_sarzynski.aspx Topics: Environment Last updated Nov 1, 2009 Voter Turnout
Collection of research and commentary on voter turnout and 2008 U.S. presidential election results. Topics include evangelical voters, the youth vote, the myth of a toss-up election, how and when experience in a president counts, and voter mobilization. From the Brookings Institution. http://www.brookings.edu/topics/voter-turnout.aspx Topics: 2008 Presidential Election, Politics Last updated Sep 15, 2008 Brookings: The Presidential Transition
This page on the 2008-2009 presidential transition will examine "policy challenges, with public discussions, memos to the president-elect, and a weekly podcast." Browse sections for the memos, podcasts, briefing room, online chats, events, and historical political advice and policy on the presidency. From the Brookings Institution, "a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC." http://www.brookings.edu/projects/presidential-transition.aspx Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Oct 29, 2009 |
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